Orange-throated Whiptail Lizard
Aspidoscelis hyperythra beldingi
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- A. h. beldingi – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Patrick Briggs
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- A. h. beldingi – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Patrick Briggs
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- A. h. beldingi – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
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- A. h. beldingi – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Nathan Hutcherson
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- A. h. beldingi – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Nathan Hutcherson
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Aspidoscelis h. beldingi occurs only in California in western San Diego County, Orange County, western Riverside County and extreme southwestern San Bernardino County.
LEGAL STATUS: Aspidoscelis h. beldingi is a protected species in California.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aspidoscelis hyperythra beldingi (Stejneger – 1894)
Genus: Aspidoscelis, Greek – aspido = shield + scelis (skelos) = leg – pos. ref. large shield-like scales on legs
Species: hyperythra, Greek – hyper = above, beyond, over + erythros = red
Subspecies: beldingi, honors Lyman Belding
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962